The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
This paper seeks to analyze public participation in water management through a survey applied to the leaders of neighborhood committees in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. As part of the methodology, two variables —external and internal influences— and fourteen indicators were utilized. Results show that n...
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doaj-0ae7711ea86d48df925521d952aca7532020-11-25T02:33:51ZengUniversidad Autonoma de Baja CaliforniaEstudios Fronterizos0187-69612395-91342005-07-0161279118253The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaGustavo Córdova Bojórquez0El Colegio de la Frontera NorteThis paper seeks to analyze public participation in water management through a survey applied to the leaders of neighborhood committees in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. As part of the methodology, two variables —external and internal influences— and fourteen indicators were utilized. Results show that neighborhood committees, as a public participation structure, are in crisis. The structure shows both internal and external signs of breaking up: there are no clear mechanisms of summons or participation, nor are there any adecuate mechanisms capable of articulating demands and government authority, insofar as external political agents have been allowed to participate in internal management and committee issues. For this reason, the capacity of local neighborhood committees to make decisions regarding city water management is placed in doubt.http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/215participacióngestiónaguacomités |
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The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
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The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
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The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
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The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
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The involvement of citizens and water management: Neighborhood committees leaders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
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involvement of citizens and water management: neighborhood committees leaders in ciudad juárez, chihuahua |
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Universidad Autonoma de Baja California |
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Estudios Fronterizos |
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This paper seeks to analyze public participation in water management through a survey applied to the leaders of neighborhood committees in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. As part of the methodology, two variables —external and internal influences— and fourteen indicators were utilized. Results show that neighborhood committees, as a public participation structure, are in crisis. The structure shows both internal and external signs of breaking up: there are no clear mechanisms of summons or participation, nor are there any adecuate mechanisms capable of articulating demands and government authority, insofar as external political agents have been allowed to participate in internal management and committee issues. For this reason, the capacity of local neighborhood committees to make decisions regarding city water management is placed in doubt. |
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participación gestión agua comités |
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